John
Henry
Gear
Born in Ithaca, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Ezekiel Gilbert Gear
and Miranda (Cook) Gear
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Harriet (Foote) Gear
— married
15 Dec 1852 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret Eliza (Gear) Blythe, Harriet M. Gear, Catherine Gilbert Gear and Ruth Graham Foote (Gear) Rand
Died
at age 75
in Washington, District of Columbia
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| Preceded by 10th Governor Joshua G. Newbold Preceded by James F. Wilson |
John H. Gear 11th Governor of Iowa  US Senator (Class 2) from Iowa[1]  |
Succeeded by 12th Governor Buren R. Sherman Succeeded by Jonathan P. Dolliver |
Biography
John Gear is Notable.
Sources
- ↑ Died in office, vacant July 14, 1900 – August 22, 1900 when successor appointed.
William H. Fleming, "Governor John Henry Gear," Annals of Iowa 5 (1903), 583–600.
Jon C. Teaford, "Gear, John Henry," American National Biography.
John Henry Gear obituary, Annals of Iowa 4 (1900).
- Find A Grave Memorial# 6133093
- John H. Gear on Wikipedia
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Rejected matches › Henry Kear (1825-abt.1920)
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